China's national defense policy is defensive in nature, and we will never seek hegemony, expansion, or sphere of influence. However, the international situation is extremely unstable, and China has the right and obligation to defend its sovereignty and integrity and the safety of people's lives and property.
Recently, because of the announcement of China's national defense budget this year, Western countries led by the United States and Japan have begun to hype up the "China threat theory".
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi "made irresponsible remarks" and "barked" at the press conference as soon as the data came out.
It is not surprising that Japan has taken the lead in jumping out, which is in line with the characteristics of its behavior in recent years, but it is not qualified to say so.
But you have to know that Japan's defense budget in 2024 is more than twice that of China.
Japan has raised its defense budget sharply in fiscal year 2024, with an increase of 165%, which is already the highest record for Japan's defense spending.
You must know that the increase in China's national defense budget this year is only 72 percent, and Japan's defense budget has increased more than twice this year.
It should also be noted that Japan's military spending is completely contrary to the scholarship of Article 9 of the pacifist constitution, and completely runs counter to the idea of "giving up war" and "not maintaining combat capability."
With such a huge defense budget set by Japan, which far exceeds its actual security needs, what is Japan's intention in expanding its military?
The purpose of Japan's arms development is well known to passers-by.
Following the adoption of Japan's new Security Strategy III at the end of 2022, the trend toward expanding its armaments has become more pronounced.
This series of documents provided a more relaxed policy framework for the development of Japan's military power.
Within this framework, Japan is accelerating the massive and rapid build-up of its own military capabilities without transparency.
This kind of rapid military intensification and military equipment inevitably makes people not worry about the resurgence of militarism.
Japan's current move not only warns the outside world of breaking through the pacifist constitutional restrictions, but also exposes the overall security environment in the Asia-Pacific region to more complex and uncertain risks.
On March 1 last year, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a strategic shift at a Senate budget meeting, indicating that Japan will build a strike capability independent of the United States to counter the Chinese threat.
It is also necessary to break through the limitations of the Constitution and develop an offensive system.
To put it bluntly, this strategic shift has been directly singled out: China and Japan must have a war, and they must independently deal with the "China threat".
Nowadays, with the rise of Japan's right-wing forces, the whole of Japan has an overall tendency to the right, and hostility towards China is also rising.
Yoshiaki Yano, a retired major general of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and a well-known military expert on the island nation, once again made a surprising statement, predicting that it will break out in 2025"Sino-Japanese War"。
During World War II, Japan's militarism brought profound disasters to the people of all countries in the world, especially the Chinese, and it took eight years of arduous anti-Japanese war to usher in the final victory.
Post-war Japan was caught by the United States"Dog leashes", completely reduced to Japan's lackey. Although Japan was developed at the request of the United States"Peace Constitution"But this also allowed Japan to escape the fate of being completely liquidated.
Now Japan has completely stud the United States, is determined to confront China, acts as a gun of the United States, and frequently acts as a pawn of the United States in matters that harm China's interests.
At present, with the connivance and protection of the United States, Japan is rapidly developing and strengthening its military strength, completely ignoring the "Potsdam Proclamation" and the "Cairo Declaration."
At present, some of Japan's moves and momentum seem to be aimed at reviving militaristic tendencies and reactivating the war machine.